{
  "id": 6688974,
  "title": "Wipro's AI push deliver productivity gains equal to 20,000 workers: CTO",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/wipros-ai-push-deliver-productivity-gains-equal-to-20-000-workers-cto",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-11T02:36:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Standard IN",
    "slug": "business-standard-in",
    "url": "https://www.business-standard.com/companies/news/wipro-s-ai-push-deliver-productivity-gains-equal-to-20-000-workers-cto-126091000732_1.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Wipro's AI initiatives have led to productivity gains equivalent to the output of 20,000 employees, according to the company's chief technology officer. These employees have since been redeployed within the firm. The development comes as India's $315 billion software services industry navigates the adoption of AI, which is transforming hiring, software development, and contracts.\n\nWipro, which had around 243,000 employees in June, is shifting towards a human-AI operating model. Over 100,000 employees are receiving advanced AI-related training and certifications. The company is also expanding its pool of forward-deployed engineers, who work with clients to accelerate AI adoption, although a specific target for this expansion has not been disclosed.\n\nThe trend is reflective of broader changes in the industry, with Tata Consultancy Services planning to build a team of up to 8,900 forward-deployed engineers and Infosys aiming for around 6,000 over the next few years. According to Economic Times Tech, TCS aims to have an equal number of employees and AI agents in its workforce.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}